Title :
Relativistic electron jets from laser-solid interactions at kilohertz repetition rate
Author :
Mordovanakis, A.G. ; Easter, J. ; Masson-Laborde, P.-E. ; Hou, B. ; Mourou, G. ; Krushelnick, K. ; Rozmus, W. ; Nees, J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
Relativistic electron jets with energies up to 1.4 MeV are observed from the interaction of kHz laser pulses with SiO2 at 2times1018W/cm2. The scaling of electron temperature with intensity is also presented for Al plasma.
Keywords :
aluminium; laser beams; plasma jets; plasma production by laser; plasma temperature; silicon compounds; Al; Al plasma; SiO2; electron temperature; electron volt energy 1.4 MeV; kilohertz repetition rate; laser-solid interactions; relativistic electron jets; Delay; Electron beams; Energy measurement; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; (350.4990) Particles; (350.5400) Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
